 The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 166,539, of whom 82,559 were men and 83,980 were women; 15,171 or 9.11% of its population were urban dwellers.The majority of the inhabitants said they were Muslim, with 51.19% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 45.79% of the population practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 2.2% of the population were Protestant.Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 207,422, of whom 105,280 are men and 102,142 are women; 17,430 or 8.40% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 12.3%.